A member of the Neringa Council convicted in the « Chekki » case
The court imposed the same sentence on the politician as the prosecutor of the Klaipėda Regional Prosecutor’s Office, Donatas Blinstrubis, the prosecutor of the Klaipėda Regional Prosecutor’s Office.
The prosecutor asked the court to allocate a summary of 150 MSL, which is 7.5 thousand. to deprive the state or municipal institutions and bodies, enterprises or non -state organizations elected or imposed on a 3 -year right to be elected or imposed on a 3 -year right.
The verdict is not final and may be appealed.
According to the pre -trial investigation, L. Vainutis, as a member of the Neringa Municipal Council, was falsifying ten reports of the council member in 2019-2022.
It was established that he allegedly recorded inadequate data on the alleged fuel costs and provided fake documents to the Neringa Municipal Administration. In this way, the politician was fraudulently gaining 674 euros of the municipality.
L. Vainutis is elected according to the list of Christian Democrats of the Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian.
The prosecutor’s office also seeks to recover funds from this council and civil.
Last autumn, the prosecutor of the Klaipėda Regional Prosecutor’s Office applied to the Klaipėda City House of Klaipėda District Court, asking for more than 18 thousand L. Vainutis to pay L. Vainutis to the Klaipėda City House. euros.
2019-2023 During the term of office, a member of the Council L. Vainučius was paid from the municipal budget EUR 26,730 to compensate the council member’s activities.
Neringa Municipality. / T. Biliūnas/ Photo by BNS
According to a investigation by the prosecutor’s office, L. Vainutis purchased 67 (in total more than twelve terabytes’ memory), although according to the principles of reasonableness and rationality, it is recognized that he has only a few USB keys sufficient to perform the functions of a council member. It was decided that about 6 thousand. The remaining USB keys must be returned to the municipal budget for the remaining USB keys.
The investigation collected evidence that a member of the Council used funds for computer equipment rental and insurance, computer program, fuel and other costs.
In this way, according to the prosecutor’s office, the municipal budget funds were irresponsible in wasting and seeking personal gain.
The civil case is still being pending in court and the decision is not made there.
